OT-Most miserable sporting event you have ever attended? (Weather)

Saginaw, MI. November 1973. I was (mostly) on the sidelines. Freezing rain the whole game. That was miserable. Been to Michigan games where perhaps the weather was worse, but on those occasions I was in the stands bundled up with whatever gear I needed, and probably with a pint of schnaps at hand...

Although most fans have said that it was a great experience, working the Winter Classic was hell for a lot of us ushers. I was on my feet from 8:15 to 6:30 in 12 degree weather. I was on the Maple Leafs side, and dealing with drunk Canadians trying to cut through sections illegally or stand in the area reserved for the handicapped forced me to miss essentially the first two periods of play. Afterwards, the buses that were supposed to take the event staff back to Wolverine Tower (where we park) were gridlocked because of the snow, so I had to walk 2 and a half miles back to my car. Overall, it was miserable.

...freezing rain, sleet, snow and a wind chill that reached 20 below. It was amazing...you could barely see the field from the student section. This was worst weather I have experienced period...let alone at a sporting event.

One of the NW games, can't remember which year. 07? There was another almost as bad, I was at that one too. 

2008 Chicago Half Marathon

2008 Northwestern. It's not even close either. Everything about that sucked

Was played in freezing cold with a light mist most of the night...Clemens started for the Astros, only lasted a couple innings...Paulie Konerko hit a go-ahead grand slam in the 7th and Scott Podsednik hit a walk off homer in the bottom of the ninth

85 vs. Ohio at home

86 vs. Ohio down there

vs Illinois, damn cold and high winds

it was 100ish out, had no hat didn't think about it, blister sunburn, we lose. Felt like shit, puss spewing from my head on the drive back to northern cali.

'08 Northwestern game. Only time I've ever left a game early. Made the mistake of wearing my sneakers that day and not boots, and my feet were paying for it by halftime. Left the stadium, went to Quickie a burger and sat there for 45 mins letting my feet warm back up.

2008 Northwestern. rain, freezing rain, snow and then back in reverse. only time I have ever left a game early (had to drive to Kalamazoo for the Michigan-Western hockey game). I didn't warm up until Battle Creek. 

Then I had Akron (got burned to a crisp, plus Akron), Indiana (frozen from head to toe), and I also traveled to East Lansing for the Michigan State game, after which I couldn't feel any part of my body until about midnight.  That wasn't a terribly fun afternoon.

A little off the beaten path, I ran a 10-ish mile leg of a 3-day run across Michigan relay up and down hills in 95+ degree weather in July.  It was basically all dust and grime, the sun beamed down the whole time, and it was stifling humidity.  The only time I've honestly been worried about my health after a race.

In terms of football games attended, there was a game against Purdue I want to say in 1999 that wasn't particularly terrible compared to 1995 but was this weird snow/rain mix that made everyone uncomfortable.  I remember being wedged with some alumni and being absolutely miserable because they were loud, fat guys who squirmed for the whole game and basically scooted me around the bleacher.

Turkey trot this year ... I ran it in frozen conditions. People were cold and slipping / sliding all over. A ton of people fell. A bunch of injured.

Easy . Northwestern game during the 3-9 season.

At least I got a Fandom badge out of it.

I believe it was 1995; rain, followed by a drastic drop in temp turning everything to ice.

2008 at ND. Beat down in a driving rainstorm. Game was effectively over in the first ten minutes, thanks to approximately 15 fumbles by our guys. Just awful.

Many years ago in high school when I was playing soccer ... We played Brighton at their place during regionals. It was like 10 degrees that night, under the lights, with sleet, and the field was sloppy from rain during the day. I have never been sooooo cold. But we won 3-2, so that was cool. I was the goalkeeper - had to keep breathing hot air on my hands and jogging around the 18 yard box to stay warm.

'95 Purdue is the winner.  '08 Northwestern is in second place.  Both were miserably wet and cold.

Third place goes, I think, to '92 Illinois - very cold, very snowy.  The snowiest game I can remember.  Playing conditions were a mess and we fumbled over, and over, and over.  We finally needed to make a long FG to tie against a team we would have demolished on a clear day.

2013 Michigan @ Michigan State. In the upper deck with the rain and wind coming right down in our faces. We left at the end of the third quarter because we just new it wasn't worth staying. #fireborges

I also remember going to a U-M vs. BC game back in '96 where it rained for the entire 3rd quarter.

11/22/1970, 11 years old, Met Stadium Vikings 10 Packers 3. I looked it up and the weather description was gale force driven snow and the wind chill 30 below. I sat in the bleacher end zone with my dad in my rubber boots. Could only last until half time

Lucky for me plenty of pregame drinks kept me warm.

Vs Wisconsin, November 16, 1968. Ron Johnson was so cold he set a rushing record that still stands, 347 yards just trying to stay warm.

The Winter Classic would have been a close second, but clothing has come a long way since '68.

The rained-out Western Game was certainly not the coldest, but it is notable for being the first time I remember us discussing how nice a cool shower was going to feel, just before we drove all the way home with the heater blasting.

Also sticks out in my mind.  Cold as the dickens and of course hearing the crack of Justin Fargas' leg from 30 yards and 70 rows away.

1995 Purdue for cold and nasty, and 2001 UCLA for hottest game EVER! The rubber on my sandals actually partially melted from the heat!

The only game that sticks out in my mind as truly miserable was the 2002 Wisconsin game. It was the week before the OSU game and I remember sitting in section 13 about 70 rows up shivering uncontrollably for 3 hours.